Dressing Table

Furniture

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Dressing Table

Entry/Object ID

2018.3 a-k

Description

Male dressing table. Mahogany table has a rectangular, adjustable mirror on half-lyre brackets mounted atop a rectangular case holding a long drawer with two pulls and three narrower drawers. The left and right drawers each have one pull and the center drawer has no pull and only opens with a key.The center drawer has three square compartments inside with removable lids. The case has columns that extend down to become the legs. Legs support an open rectangular shelf. Table stands on ball feet.

Category

Furniture

Acquisition

Accession

2018.3

Source or Donor

Bernard & S. Dean Levy

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Gift of funds from Barnabas McHenry in honor of Jennifer Carlquist; and others, by exchange

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Table - Dressing

Made/Created

Artist

Duncan Phyfe

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

58 in

Width

37-1/2 in

Depth

18-3/4 in

Material

Mahogany, Mahogany veneer, Brass, Looking-glass plate

Condition

Notes

Proper right panel has a shrinkage/split. Wear commiserate with its age and use. Surface has been refinished and lower shelf replaced (the original shelf probably had an inset arch for the user's leg clearance). Decorative hardware appears to be original.

Provenance

Notes

Bernard and S. Dean Levy (via unknown intermediaries) 2017 Estate of Glorianna Howell Gibbon (c. 1929-2016) by descent: -Virginia Adelaide Vail (1897-1973) and J. Bertram Howell (1893-1968) -Ida Mary McLaurie Vail (1867-1952) and Frederick Percy Vail (1861-1948) -Eliza Phyfe Vail (1803-1890) and William Vail, Jr. (1802-1887)